[unable to retrieve full-text content] Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) questioned Google UX director, Maggie Stanphill, about a recent Project Veritas report at a U.S. Senate hearing on June 25. Technology
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EA adds indie games RustHeart, Lost in Random, and new Hazelight project to Originals label
Electronic Arts is continuing to expand its partnerships with indie developers. Today, the publisher revealed that it’s adding three new games to its EA Originals program: RustHeart, Lost in Random, and a new game from A Way Out developer Hazelight Studios. The news came from a small panel EA hosted during its EA Play fan […]
Google cuts the Pixel 3 price in half for Project Fi’s birthday
The Pixel 3 XL. Ron Amadeo Miles of notch. The back. The top is glossy and hard, the bottom is matte and soft-touch. Ron Amadeo The soft-touch back stops before it hits the sides. Ron Amadeo There’s still a fingerprint reader and a two-tone color on the back. Ron Amadeo The camera sticks out just […]
Halo Infinite is reportedly the most expensive video game project ever
Halo Infinite, the highly anticipated continuation of the popular Xbox exclusive franchise, is rumored to be the most expensive project ever in the history of the video game industry. The budget set by Microsoft and 343 Industries for Halo Infinite is reportedly more than $ 500 million, according to German website Xbox Dynasty. This would […]
Google working on new project that cleans up app management on Chrome OS
Managing your apps on Chrome OS can be a pain. The operating system supports Chrome extensions, Progressive Web Apps, Android Apps, and even Linux apps, but trying to remove or control settings for each often involves visiting separate menus. Well, that might soon change as Google is working on a new “App Service” project which will […]
Oculus teases new project from Marvel VR studio Sanzaru Games
Cryptic tweets can be fun to dissect, but this one rivals on the verge of almost unfair in how ambiguous it is. This week, the official Oculus Rift Twitter account tweeted out a GIF of an ornate, mystical door ordained with a reef of antlers and emblazoned with skulls and flames seen quietly flickering against […]
Intel sets out its plans for 2019: Ice Lake, Lakefield, and Project Athena
Enlarge / Complete Lakefield motherboard. Intel Intel had a big presentation at CES last year, which was strange, because the company didn’t really have many things to announce. The delays to its 10nm manufacturing process meant that, instead of exciting new chips, the best we could really hope for was rehashed versions of its current chips, […]
The next Alien project will be a mixed-media experience in 2019
20th Century Fox announced the next project, or possible projects, in the Alien universe on Saturday by way of a vague and tantalizing social-media post. This next Alien universe release, slated for a “2019” launch, includes a “read, watch, play” promise, suggesting a mixed-media launch whose various parts could commingle. Its interactive aspects will be […]
Pilot project demos credit cards with shifting CVV codes to stop fraud
A dynamic CVV card from Idemia. Idemia A closer look at the e-ink CVV display used by Idemia. Idemia US-based PNC Bank is in the middle of a pilot project that aims to test out credit cards with constantly changing card verification values (or CVVs) to reduce online credit card fraud. The dynamic CVV is […]
SpaceX BFR project: Everything you need to know including first flights
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket managed a successful takeoff in early 2018, orbiting the Earth with a Tesla car inside and completing its in-space maneuvers, albeit with a bumpy landing. Never a company to rest on its laurels, SpaceX expects to commence Earth-orbit trial flights of what it now calls Starship as early as spring […]
Facebook reportedly stopped a project to encourage healthier political discussions after a key exec thought it might offend conservatives
Chesnot/Getty ImagesJoel Kaplan and Mark Zuckerberg Facebook shelved a project called “Common Ground” that would aim to encourage healthier political discourse on the platform, reports the Wall Street Journal. Part of the reason why: Joel Kaplan, the company’s policy chief, thought it would spark fears of anti-conservative bias – something Facebook has sought to avoid. […]
Apple AR glasses: News and rumors about ‘Project Mirrorshades’
Apple has major plans for augmented reality (AR). These started with ARKit, a new augmented reality platform launched at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference this year, and then built into iOS 11. That means you can try out AR apps for yourself right now if you own an iPhone X or any other iOS 11-compatible device, […]
Hands On With Google's Project Stream Game Streaming
How good is Google’s new game-streaming service? Imagine not owning a gaming PC or a video game console. All you have is a 6-year-old laptop running a bootleg version of Windows 7. The hardware in your possession was never designed to run the latest cutting-edge games. And yet, somehow you’re playing the new Assassin’s Creed […]
Google announces “Project Stream”—a “test” of game streaming in Chrome
Enlarge Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Google just announced “Project Stream,” a “technical test” of a service designed to stream AAA video games à la Playstation Now and GeForce Now. We’ve heard rumors of a “Project Yeti” gaming service for some time now, and this looks to be the first sign of a real “Google Gaming” product. The Project […]
Incredibly ambitious Ocean Cleanup project is launching this weekend
[embedded content] Big problems call for equally big solutions. That maxim will be put into practice this weekend when a multimillion dollar project called The Ocean Cleanup launches a giant floating vessel aimed at removing the largest accumulation of plastic in the world from a stretch of ocean referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. […]